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Christine Oure

Christine Oure

Nairobi

Summary

Results-driven Data Engineer with over 2.5 years of experience, skilled in SQL and Python. Successfully engineered a data integration framework, enhancing data accessibility for analytics. Proven ability to lead projects, improve system efficiency, and support data-driven decision-making through robust ETL pipelines and advanced data modeling.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Junior Software Engineer

Poa Internet
11.2022 - Current

Job Title: Lead Developer | Poa! Internet Limited | 2024

Next-Generation Project:

  • Led the development and integration of advanced network infrastructure, achieving a 30% improvement in system efficiency and significantly reducing customer complaints.
  • Researched and implemented cutting-edge network technologies, ensuring seamless integration and contributing to daily team updates.


Job Title: Data Engineer | Poa! Internet Limited | Present

Data Warehouse Development for Data Science Enablement:

  • Engineered and implemented the core data integration framework for a company-wide data warehouse, building robust ETL pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from diverse operational systems (billing, CRM, network monitoring), ensuring data quality and accessibility for analytical purposes.
  • Designed and implemented a dimensional data model and developed complex SQL queries to curate and prepare data for analysis and reporting, directly supporting the creation of datasets used for business intelligence, statistical modeling, and future machine learning initiatives, thus laying a critical foundation for data-driven insights.

Education

Data Science & Machine Learning Certification

AkiraChix - CodeHiveX Program

Data Science

Emobilis Institute of Technology

Diploma in Information Technology -

AkiraChix - CodeHive Program
12-2022

Skills

    Data Analysis & Visualization:
    SQL, Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn), Tableau, Excel

    Machine Learning & Statistics:
    Scikit-learn, Regression Models, Classification, NLP, Predictive Analytics

    Backend Engineering & Automation:
    Django, RESTful APIs, ETL Pipelines, Zapier, Google Maps API

    Database Management:
    PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite

    Tools & Platforms:
    GitHub, Google Colab, Kaggle, VS Code, Streamlit, Airtable, Jira, Linux

Additional Information

Data Scientist

Reference

Linda Kamau
Co-Founder & Director, AkiraChix
📧 lkamau@akirachix.com


James Mwai
CTO, Sky.Garden
📧 smartemwa@gmail.com


Peter Gachuki

Stanford Certified Machine Learning Engineer

📧 peter@emobilis.org

Projects

Handwritten Digit Classifier: A Deep Learning Approach to Image Classification

  • Developed a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for handwritten digit classification using Python, OpenCV (image preprocessing), TensorFlow, and Keras on the MNIST dataset.
  • Achieved 97.5% accuracy by implementing data augmentation techniques to enhance model robustness.


Movie Review Sentiment Analyzer: An NLP-Driven Approach to Text Classification

  • Developed a Logistic Regression-based sentiment analysis model using Python and NLTK on the IMDb movie review dataset, achieving 88% accuracy in classifying reviews.
  • Enhanced model performance through NLP preprocessing, including tokenization, stop word removal, lemmatization, and TF-IDF vectorization for effective feature extraction.


Customer Segmentation using Unsupervised Learning: Identifying Key Customer Groups

  • Applied unsupervised learning techniques (K-Means clustering) using Python and scikit-learn on an e-commerce dataset to identify distinct customer segments based on purchasing behavior.
  • Evaluated the optimal number of clusters using the silhouette score and visualized the segments using Matplotlib to derive actionable insights into customer groupings.

Timeline

Junior Software Engineer

Poa Internet
11.2022 - Current

Data Science & Machine Learning Certification

AkiraChix - CodeHiveX Program

Data Science

Emobilis Institute of Technology

Diploma in Information Technology -

AkiraChix - CodeHive Program
Christine Oure